My IT Experiences

I was trying to backup my WSS 3.0 farm when I encountered this error: Object SharePoint_Config failed in event OnBackup. For more information, see the error log located in the backup directory. SqlException: Cannot open backup device '\\servername\backup\spbr0001\0000001.bak'. Operating system error 5(Access is denied) I guessed this would be because of permissions with the backup folder. I had created a shared folder in my server where WSS was installed. I had given Share and security permission "Change/Modify" for the Network Service user. But that did not work. I followed these steps and it solved my issue: 1. Set the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) Windows service to run as a domain account and restarted the service and IIS. 2. Granted "change" Share permissions on the backup folder for the user that runs the Central Admin application pool, db SQL account, and WSS Timer service. 3. Granted "Modify" Security permission on the backup folder for the user

I installed WSS 3.0 on a server the other day. I googled to find the installer package and found out that there was a SP2 slip-streamed package of WSS 3.0. So I downloaded and installed it on the Windows 2003 Server. These are the screens of installation: Click Advance For detailed steps on installation, refer these Technet articles: Install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on a stand-alone computer Deploy in a simple server farm (Windows SharePoint Services)

Recently I had to remove MOSS 2007 Enterprise from a Server. All I did was remove it from Add/Remove Programs from Control Panel of the Server. These are the screen shots: